Vadakkanandal climate — normals and trends
Vadakkanandal (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,003 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (30.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Vadakkanandal averages 0 frost days, 240 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Vadakkanandal has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 14 May 1956) and the coldest 11.8 °C (on 1 January 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
VadakkanandalTamil Nadu
- coords
- 11.78°, 78.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,003mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
240 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
25.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
285 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
42.2 °C
14 May 1956
Coldest day
11.8 °C
1 January 1942
Wettest day
225 mm
9 November 2015
Windiest day
30.7 km/h
16 November 2018
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
16 August 2018
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
23 May 2014
Coldest feels-like
11.6 °C
15 January 1940
Sunniest day
12.5 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 23 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 32.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 34 mm | +18 mm |
| Apr | 35.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 25 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 33.6 °C | -2.5 °C | 151 mm | +65 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 44 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 49 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 100 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 107 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 211 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 28.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 133 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 27.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 38 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vadakkanandal?
Vadakkanandal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,003 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vadakkanandal?
The hottest day measured in Vadakkanandal between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1956, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vadakkanandal?
The coldest day measured in Vadakkanandal between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1942, at 11.8 °C.
Does it snow in Vadakkanandal?
Almost never: Vadakkanandal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vadakkanandal warmed?
Yes: Vadakkanandal warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vadakkanandal?
The wettest day measured in Vadakkanandal between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 2015, with 225 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vadakkanandal?
The windiest day measured in Vadakkanandal between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 2018, with winds reaching 30.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vadakkanandal?
The warmest month in Vadakkanandal is May (30.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Vadakkanandal?
Vadakkanandal receives on average 1,003 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vadakkanandal?
Vadakkanandal gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vadakkanandal?
Yes: Vadakkanandal has on average 285 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vadakkanandal?
In Vadakkanandal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 23 May 2014, and the lowest was 11.6 °C on 15 January 1940.
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